Brave Carl Froch suffered the first defeat of his professional career on Saturday night as home favourite Mikkel Kessler snatched his WBC super-middleweight title with a thrilling unanimous decision win in Denmark.

Joe Calzaghe was crowned undisputed world super-middleweight champion in Cardiff on Saturday night after a victory over Mikkel Kessler which secured his place in the pantheon of great post-war fighters.